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The Crime Crackdown Cop Out (With Alec Karakatsanis)
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President Donald Trump says that U.S. violent crime has spiraled so far out of control that he needs to send troops into Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Memphis. But is that really true?
Today on Lever Time, David Sirota speaks with Alec Karakatsanis, award-winning civil rights lawyer and author of the book Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News, about how government officials are manufacturing fear to justify authoritarian rule.
- Click here to watch the full interview on our YouTube channel.
- To check out Alec Karakatsanis’s book, click here.
- Click here for a full transcript of the episode.
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Manage episode 508341384 series 3349109
President Donald Trump says that U.S. violent crime has spiraled so far out of control that he needs to send troops into Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Memphis. But is that really true?
Today on Lever Time, David Sirota speaks with Alec Karakatsanis, award-winning civil rights lawyer and author of the book Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News, about how government officials are manufacturing fear to justify authoritarian rule.
- Click here to watch the full interview on our YouTube channel.
- To check out Alec Karakatsanis’s book, click here.
- Click here for a full transcript of the episode.
Get ad-free episodes, bonus content and extended interviews by becoming a member at levernews.com/join.
To leave a tip for The Lever, click here. It helps us do this kind of independent journalism.
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